The film discusses the routine occurrence of atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site, viewed from the perspective of residents in St. George, Utah. It explains the necessity of these tests for national ...

The Nevada Test Site didn’t waste any time. President Harry Truman established the site, a 680-square-mile section of the Nellis Air Force Gunnery and Bombing Range, on Dec. 18, 1950. Less than six ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Monday marks an event that changed the course of history. On this day 74 years ago, nuclear testing kicked off at the Nevada Test Site, just 65 miles north of Las Vegas. This marked ...

The National Atomic Testing Museum in Paradise, Nevada, documents the history of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site in the desert north of Las Vegas. The museum operates as an affiliate of the ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — August 7, 1957, was a busy day at the Nevada Test Site. On this day in history, Operation Plumbbob was underway in the desert north of Las Vegas. The operation included 29 ...

View of Yucca Mountain showing coring activities in 2006. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy) A victory by Donald Trump in November could revive America’s long-shuttered nuclear weapons ...

It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped ...

A victory by Donald Trump in November could revive America’s long-shuttered nuclear weapons testing program in Southern Nevada, as well as the stalled effort to bury the nation’s radioactive waste at ...

“When these tests were conducted, they were necessary to provide confidence in the performance, safety, and reliability of America’s nuclear weapons stockpile,” National Nuclear Security Administrator ...